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      <image:caption>Luckily the answer in a Presidential Election year is pretty clear: Politics and investing don’t mix.  Even more counterintuitive, investors also shouldn’t expect to make seemingly simple extrapolations about the market from a President’s political agenda. While campaigning in 2019, President Biden told a supporter, "I guarantee you. We're going to end fossil fuel." From Inauguration Day on 1/20/21 through 3/27/24, the S&amp;P 500's best performing sector was Energy with a gain of 116% (Source: Bespoke, with permission). Back in 2020, virtually no one predicted Biden would be great for oil stocks. Hang in there, and as always, give us a call if you want to chat about your portfolio or any other financial issues.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Fully Invested &amp; Prepared - Silicon Valley Bank and FDIC Insurance - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Giannis Antetokounmpo is cool as a cucumber knowing his bank deposits are FDIC-insured. (Source: Fansided)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Source: Yahoo! Finance, retrieved January 4, 2023.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Fully Invested &amp; Prepared - Silver Linings of a Market Downturn - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Downturns in 2008, 2018, 2020, and 2022 are marked in red. Market recovery and growth, in blue, take their time. Between 2006 and market close this past Tuesday, patient investors in the S&amp;P 500 saw their money grow by 192%. Source: Yahoo! Finance, retrieved September 27, 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Source: CFA Institute, July 2021</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Image from Fritz Meyer POV Economy-Markets-Investment Strategy, January 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Between Oct 2007 and Mar 2009 (the yellow arrow), the S&amp;P 500 dipped over 50%. Markets recovered and went on to gain 173% as of Feb 23, 2022. Retrieved from Yahoo! Finance, Feb. 24, 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>There have been quite a few market declines since 2016. Six years later, the S&amp;P 500, a common proxy for the stock market, has grown by over 115%.</image:caption>
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